Experiment 1198812

Details

PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismCamellia sinensis (THEACEAE)
CitationREICHART,PA: PHILIPSEN,HP: MOHR,U: GEERLINGS,H: SRISUWAN,S:. (1988). MIANG CHEWING IN NORTHERN THAI VILLAGERS.. 40(1)
Amount utilized
Compound isolated
DiseaseORAL LEUKOEDEMA (AND POSSIBLY CHEWER'S MUCOSA) WAS THE ONLY ORAL LESION ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHEWING OF CAMELLIA SINENSIS LEAVES AMONG 100 CHEWERS IN THAILAND. WHILE LEUKOEDEMA IS NOT A PRECANCEROUS LESION, OTHER PRECANCEROUS LESIONS WERE FOUND AMONG CHEWERS WHO ALSO CHEWED BETEL, SMOKED TOBACCO AND DRANK ALCOHOL.
Number1
Qualitative resultINACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Dose expressionDOSE
ExtractLEAVES